Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala was attacked by a cadre of his own party while attending a function in Kapan on Saturday morning.
According to the police, Koirala was sitting on a stage when attacked by Prabesh Basnet with a wooden frame. Two other cadres Narmada Pokhrel and Shyam Sangat were hurt while trying to stop Basnet from inflicting further damage.
The injured have been taken to hospital, and Basnet is now in police custody in Boudha. The reasons for his attack are still not known, said the police.
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